Now that we've discovered Harlan Coben's excellent thrillers, my husband and I are busy catching up with what we've been missing. This week it's a Myron Bolitar story, Live Wire (#340). From the sound of it, this one may be the last Myron narrative although, through his nephew Mickey's character, Mr. Coben is launching a new Young Adult series, so the Bolitar saga will continue.
Live Wire takes Myron back sixteen years to the beginning of his career as a budding sports agent but a time of personal turmoil. His own family may hold the key to what's going on today, and it isn't a pleasant journey for Myron. He's warned to mind his own business, but he can't, and as a result he puts himself and those near and dear to him in danger. When all is revealed, the answer is a true shocker. But since this is Harlan Coben, you wouldn't expect anything less.
Live Wire is an excellent read, but Mr. Coben did strike a chord with both of us in his dialogue when Myron offers to take his visiting parents out to dinner. They're now living in Boca Raton, Florida, but staying in the old family home in Livingston, New Jersey which Myron now owns. What does his mother want? "Can we do Chinese? I don't like the Chinese in Florida. It's too greasy." Amen to that, Mrs. Bolitar! Visiting our old favorite Chinese food restaurant while we were in New England a couple of weeks ago was a priority on our to-do list, and I know we're not alone in that. And yes, it was every bit as good as I remembered it. When a writer gets the little things like that right, you trust him to get the rest of it right, too. No wonder Harlan Coben has so many fans. If you've never read any of his books, there's no time like the present to get started.
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